Hong Kong paper Apple Daily defiant after arrest
Hong Kong paper Apple Daily defiant after arrest
In an apparent show of solidarity for the paper queues to bulk buy copies began forming at 0230.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Worldwide Cases Reach 20 Million
Coronavirus Live Updates: Worldwide Cases Reach 20 Million
Russia is the first country to approve a vaccine, and its announcement raises fears that the country is rushing for political purposes. The number of virus cases worldwide has now passed 20 million.
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In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides
In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides
“People have gotten to the point where they just don’t give a damn,” said a minister in Kansas City, which is on pace for a record number of killings.
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Belarus election: Second night of clashes over disputed poll
Belarus election: Second night of clashes over disputed poll
Riot police again fire rubber bullets to quash protests, as the first fatality is confirmed.
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Trump exits briefing as man shot near White House
Trump exits briefing as man shot near White House
The US president returned minutes later, saying that the US Secret Service shot an armed suspect.
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Trump Considers Banning Re-entry by Citizens Who May Have Coronavirus
Trump Considers Banning Re-entry by Citizens Who May Have Coronavirus
Under the proposal, the government could block a citizen or legal resident’s entry if an official “reasonably believes” the person had been exposed to or was infected with the communicable disease.
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Live Coronavirus News: World Updates
Live Coronavirus News: World Updates
The Trump administration is ordering schools on Native American reservations to reopen. California’s chief health officer has resigned.
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In Push to Play, College Football Stars Show Sudden Unity
In Push to Play, College Football Stars Show Sudden Unity
The blending of athletes’ #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay campaigns showed students asserting themselves in ways that have been uncommon (and often stifled) in college sports.
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Biden’s V.P. Pick Is Said to Be Imminent
Biden’s V.P. Pick Is Said to Be Imminent
Joe Biden’s advisers are planning an announcement for the middle of the week as his search concludes, people briefed on the selection process said.
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Trump Teases a Gettysburg Convention Speech. Experts Say It’s an Ethics Breach.
Trump Teases a Gettysburg Convention Speech. Experts Say It’s an Ethics Breach.
If he accepts his nomination at the Civil War battlefield, the president will be conducting partisan business on federal property.
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Pressure grows on ministers over England A-level results ‘mess’
Pressure grows on ministers over England A-level results 'mess'
39% of teacher predictions may be downgraded and poorer pupils hit hardestCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are under immense pressure over the botched handling of English A-level results after Scotland announced a dramatic U-turn and major research showed that high-achieving pupils from poorer backgrounds are likely to be hardest hit.The universities minister was writing urgently to vice-chancellors, asking them to be lenient with their offers and keep places open for pupils pursuing appeals amid fears that this year’s results will not truly reflect pupils’ abilities. Continue reading...
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Trump escorted from briefing by Secret Service after shooting outside White House – live
Trump escorted from briefing by Secret Service after shooting outside White House – live
President abruptly departs briefing after just minutesMnuchin: ‘If we can get a fair deal, we’ll do it this week’New data shows huge uptick in infections of childrenUS passes 5m Covid-19 casesStreet fridges of free food help Americans survive pandemicUS PPE shortage could last years, experts warnSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.41am BST We were less than three minutes in with the president holding court on one of his favourite subjects – mail-in voting – when pandemonium broke out.A Secret Service agent – grey suit, shaved head, earpiece with squiggly wire – leaned in and spoke quietly to Donald Trump, asking to step outside.“Excuse me?” ...
Scientists urge routine Covid testing when English schools reopen
Scientists urge routine Covid testing when English schools reopen
Exclusive: experts say staff and pupils should be screened for virus, possibly by group testingScientists have called for routine Covid testing of teachers and pupils alongside a robust test-and-trace system, amid a debate over how to safely reopen schools in England.On Sunday, the children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, said teachers and pupils should have weekly tests, but Nick Gibb, the schools minister, ruled out the idea, saying instead that those who are symptomatic should be tested. Continue reading...
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Lebanese government quits following Beirut port explosion
Lebanese government quits following Beirut port explosion
PM Hassan Diab forced to exit, saying ‘corruption is rooted in every part of the state’Lebanon’s besieged government has fallen, one week after a cataclysmic explosion destroyed Beirut port, with the country’s prime minister, Hassan Diab, claiming the disaster was the result of endemic corruption.Diab announced the resignation of the government after more than a third of ministers quit their posts, forcing Diab himself to resign. Continue reading...
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Beirut explosion: Lebanon’s government resigns as public anger mounts
Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts
The prime minister announced the move in a TV address as clashes continued for a third day.
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Belarus election: Opposition disputes Lukashenko landslide win
Belarus election: Opposition disputes Lukashenko landslide win
President Lukashenko's main challenger refuses to accept defeat amid fears of vote-rigging.
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Belarus opposition candidate rejects election result after night of protests
Belarus opposition candidate rejects election result after night of protests
‘I will believe my own eyes,’ says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya after commission says Alexander Lukashenko won landslideShare your reaction on the Belarus election resultThe main opposition candidate in Belarus’s election has rejected the official results that gave President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide victory and her team has vowed to stay in the country to campaign for a change of power.“I will believe my own eyes – the majority was for us,” Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told reporters in the capital, Minsk, on Monday, after widespread reports of vote-tampering in Sunday’s election. Continue reading...
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UK coronavirus live: education secretary says Covid-19 unlikely to spread in classrooms
UK coronavirus live: education secretary says Covid-19 unlikely to spread in classrooms
Gavin Williamson says plans for school reopening guided by evidence of little transmission Little evidence Covid spreads in schools, says Gavin WilliamsonCoronavirus UK map: the latest deaths and confirmed Covid casesLockdown reduces cases of flu, colds and bronchitis in EnglandGlobal coronavirus live: latest updates 12.35pm BST The number of cases of Covid-19 around the world will reach 20 million this week, with a global death toll of 750,000, the director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said today.At a virtual press conference, he praised the decision to implement local lockdowns in the UK.Over the last few days, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson put areas of...
‘I’d Rather Stay Home and Die’
‘I’d Rather Stay Home and Die’
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law
Leading pro-democracy figure detained over alleged foreign collusion as police search Apple Daily officesHong Kong media tycoon and leading pro-democracy figure, Jimmy Lai, has been arrested for alleged foreign collusion under controversial new national security laws, and the offices of his newspaper Apple Daily have been searched by police.The 71-year-old, who is already facing several other charges over the organisation and promotion of protests last year, was detained on Monday morning. Continue reading...
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Monday briefing: Hong Kong media tycoon held under new security law
Monday briefing: Hong Kong media tycoon held under new security law
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai detained and newspaper offices searched … schools reopening under scrutiny … storms threaten to end heatwaveMorning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are top stories you need to know about this Monday. Continue reading...
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Belarus election: Lukashenko’s claim of landslide victory sparks widespread protests
Belarus election: Lukashenko's claim of landslide victory sparks widespread protests
Riot police deployed in Minsk and about 20 other cities in some of the biggest clashes in the country’s historyOpposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes Clashes broke out in cities across Belarus on Sunday evening as riot police used rubber bullets, flash grenades, teargas and water cannon to quash protests against the results of the contested presidential election.Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years, claimed he had won a landslide victory in an election marred by accusations of vote-rigging. The election commission claimed Lukashenko was ahead with 82% of the vote in preliminary results on Sunday evening. The opposition, led by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, had held some of...
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under security law
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under security law
The prominent pro-democracy supporter is accused of foreign collusion under controversial new laws.
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Downing Street plans rape prosecution targets for police and CPS
Downing Street plans rape prosecution targets for police and CPS
Exclusive: unusual intervention aims to reverse decline and bring more cases to trialWhy are rape case targets being planned in England and Wales?Downing Street is planning a controversial intervention to reverse the record decline in rape prosecutions by imposing targets on police and prosecutors, the Guardian has learned.In a highly unusual move, the prime minister’s crime and justice taskforce is planning to set targets for police to refer more high-quality rape cases to the Crown Prosecution Service and for the CPS to prosecute and bring more rape cases to trial. Continue reading...
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Belarus election: Clashes after poll predicts Lukashenko re-election
Belarus election: Clashes after poll predicts Lukashenko re-election
A state TV exit poll shows victory for President Alexander Lukashenko - but the opposition cries foul.
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Beirut explosion: Donors pledge aid for Lebanon but want reform
Beirut explosion: Donors pledge aid for Lebanon but want reform
World leaders promise an aid package after the huge Beirut blast, as clashes again erupt in the city.
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Administration Officials Defend Executive Action on Pandemic Relief
Administration Officials Defend Executive Action on Pandemic Relief
Democrats criticized President Trump’s directives and called on top administration officials to resume talks over a broader agreement.
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Labour MP Dawn Butler stopped by police in London
Labour MP Dawn Butler stopped by police in London
Car driven by a friend pulled over, with officers subsequently admitting they made a mistake Dawn Butler, the Labour MP and former shadow equalities minister, has described being stopped by the police while driving with a friend through east London, saying her experiences show “the system is institutionally racist”.Butler, a strong critic of police stop-and-search tactics, said the car being driven by her male friend, who like Butler is black, was pulled over by two police cars in Hackney, with officers saying the vehicle was registered to North Yorkshire. Continue reading...
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Social care at breaking point in England after ‘lost decade’ – report
Social care at breaking point in England after 'lost decade' – report
Exclusive: government urged to quickly rectify years of policy failures and underfunding‘Craving contact’: a carer’s view of her clients’ lonelinessPolicymakers’ failure to tackle chronically underfunded social care has resulted in a “lost decade” and a system now at breaking point, according to a report.A team led by Jon Glasby, a professor of health and social care at the University of Birmingham, says that without swift government intervention including urgent funding changes England’s adult social care system could quickly become unsustainable. Continue reading...
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Ministers urged to help schools with Covid measures after call for routine tests rejected
Ministers urged to help schools with Covid measures after call for routine tests rejected
Labour calls for extra resources after Nick Gibb insists only those showing symptoms will be tested in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are facing fresh pressure to help schools in England limit the spread of coronavirus when they reopen fully in September after rejecting a call for teachers and pupils to undergo routine testing.Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said the government would not go along with a demand from the children’s commissioner for England to bring in routine coronavirus testing, and would only test those who showed symptoms. Continue reading...
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